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<p>Introduction xxi</p> <p>Assessment Test xxxiii</p> <p><b>Chapter 1 Configure and Manage High Availability 1</b></p> <p>Components of High Availability 3</p> <p>Achieving High Availability 4</p> <p>High Availability Foundation 4</p> <p>Configure Network Load Balancing 6</p> <p>Install NLB Nodes 7</p> <p>Upgrading an NLB Cluster 12</p> <p>Achieving High Availability with Failover Clustering 12</p> <p>Failover Clustering Requirements 13</p> <p>Cluster Quorum 15</p> <p>Validating a Cluster Configuration 16</p> <p>Creating a Cluster 21</p> <p>Clustered Application Settings 26</p> <p>Resource Properties 29</p> <p>Windows Server 2012 R2 Clustering Features 32</p> <p>Summary 35</p> <p>Exam Essentials 36</p> <p>Review Questions 37</p> <p><b>Chapter 2 Configure File and Storage Solutions 39</b></p> <p>Configure Advanced File Services 40</p> <p>Configure the NFS Data Store 40</p> <p>Configure Branch Cache 44</p> <p>Configure File Classification Infrastructure</p> <p>Using File Server Resource Manager 50</p> <p>Configure File Access Auditing 52</p> <p>Implement Dynamic Access Control 57</p> <p>Configure User and Device Claim Types 57</p> <p>Create and Configure Resource Properties and Lists 61</p> <p>Create and Configure Central Access Rules and Policies 63</p> <p>Configure File Classification 66</p> <p>Implement Policy Changes and Staging 67</p> <p>Perform Access-Denied Remediation 69</p> <p>Configure and Optimize Storage 72</p> <p>Configure iSCSI Target and Initiator 72</p> <p>Configure Internet Storage Name Server 74</p> <p>Implement Thin Provisioning and Trim 77</p> <p>Manage Server Free Space Using Features on Demand 78</p> <p>Configure Tiered Storage 78</p> <p>Summary 79</p> <p>Exam Essentials 79</p> <p>Review Questions 80</p> <p><b>Chapter 3 Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 83</b></p> <p>Protecting the System 84</p> <p>Backup and Recovery of Active Directory 85</p> <p>Overview of the Windows Server 2012 R2 Backup Utility 86</p> <p>Setting Up an Active Directory Backup 91</p> <p>Restoring Active Directory 95</p> <p>Active Directory Recycle Bin 96</p> <p>Restartable Active Directory 97</p> <p>Offline Maintenance 97</p> <p>Monitoring Replication 99</p> <p>Using the ADSI Editor 99</p> <p>Wbadmin Command-Line Utility 100</p> <p>Configure Windows Azure Backups 101</p> <p>Understanding Shadow Copies 103</p> <p>VssAdmin Command 105</p> <p>Using Advanced Boot Options 107</p> <p>Starting in Safe Mode 107</p> <p>Enabling Boot Logging 108</p> <p>Using Other Advanced Boot Options Menu Modes 110</p> <p>Windows Recovery Environment 111</p> <p>Configure Site-Level Fault Tolerance 111</p> <p>Using the Startup Repair Tool 114</p> <p>Summary 115</p> <p>Exam Essentials 115</p> <p>Review Questions 116</p> <p><b>Chapter 4 Configure Advanced Network Services 119</b></p> <p>Working with Advanced DHCP Configuration Options 121</p> <p>Create and Configure Superscopes 121</p> <p>Create and Configure Multicast Scopes 122</p> <p>Implement DHCPv6 125</p> <p>Configure High Availability for DHCP Including DHCP Failover and Split Scopes 128</p> <p>Configure DHCP Name Protection 132</p> <p>Configure DNS Registration 134</p> <p>The Ins and Outs of DNS 135</p> <p>DNS Security 135</p> <p>Configure DNS Logging 138</p> <p>Configure Delegated Administration 141</p> <p>Configure Recursion 141</p> <p>Configure Netmask Ordering 142</p> <p>Configure a GlobalNames Zone 143</p> <p>Analyze Zone-Level Statistics 144</p> <p>IPAM Administration 101 145</p> <p>Provision IPAM Manually or by Using Group Policy 146</p> <p>Configure Server Discovery 149</p> <p>Create and Manage IP Blocks and Ranges 150</p> <p>Monitor Utilization of IP Address Space 152</p> <p>Migrate to IPAM 153</p> <p>Delegate IPAM Administration 153</p> <p>Manage IPAM Collections 154</p> <p>Configure IPAM Database Storage 154</p> <p>Summary 155</p> <p>Exam Essentials 155</p> <p>Review Questions 156</p> <p><b>Chapter 5 Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure 159</b></p> <p>Overview of Network Planning 161</p> <p>The Three Types of Networks 162</p> <p>Exploring Network Constraints 162</p> <p>Overview of Active Directory</p> <p>Replication and Sites 163</p> <p>Replicating Active Directory 163</p> <p>Understanding Active Directory Site Concepts 164</p> <p>Understanding Distributed File System Replication 168</p> <p>Implementing Sites and Subnets 169</p> <p>Creating Sites 170</p> <p>Creating Subnets 173</p> <p>Configuring Sites 175</p> <p>Configuring Replication 176</p> <p>Intrasite Replication 177</p> <p>Intersite Replication 177</p> <p>RODCs and Replication 184</p> <p>Configuring Server Topology 185</p> <p>Using Universal Group Membership Caching 188</p> <p>Monitoring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication 189</p> <p>About System Monitor 189</p> <p>Troubleshooting Replication 189</p> <p>Reasons for Creating Multiple Domains 192</p> <p>Reasons for Using Multiple Domains 192</p> <p>Drawbacks of Multiple Domains 194</p> <p>Creating Domain Trees and Forests 195</p> <p>Planning Trees and Forests 195</p> <p>The Promotion Process 199</p> <p>Creating a Domain Tree 199</p> <p>Joining a New Domain Tree to a Forest 205</p> <p>Adding Additional Domain Controllers 206</p> <p>Demoting a Domain Controller 206</p> <p>Managing Multiple Domains 208</p> <p>Managing Single-Master Operations 208</p> <p>Forest Operations Masters 208</p> <p>Domain Operations Masters 209</p> <p>Assigning Single-Master Roles 210</p> <p>Managing Trusts 211</p> <p>Managing UPN Suffixes 215</p> <p>Name Suffix Routing 216</p> <p>Managing Global Catalog Servers 216</p> <p>Managing Universal Group Membership Caching 217</p> <p>Upgrading Existing Domains and Forests 218</p> <p>Summary 219</p> <p>Exam Essentials 220</p> <p>Review Questions 223</p> <p><b>Chapter 6 Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions 227</b></p> <p>What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 with Active Directory Certificate Services? 229</p> <p>Active Directory Certificate Services Roles 230</p> <p>Planning the Certificate Authority Hierarchy 231</p> <p>Installing AD CS 237</p> <p>Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services 241</p> <p>Implement Active Directory Federation Services 252</p> <p>What Is a Claim? 252</p> <p>What’s New for AD FS in Windows Server 2012 R2? 256</p> <p>Active Directory Federation Services Installation 258</p> <p>Workplace Join 271</p> <p>Device Registration Service 272</p> <p>Workplace Join Your Device 272</p> <p>Active Directory Rights Management Services 273</p> <p>Considerations and Requirements for AD RMS 273</p> <p>Installing AD RMS 276</p> <p>Managing AD RMS: AD RMS Service Connection Point 279</p> <p>Summary 286</p> <p>Exam Essentials 287</p> <p>Review Questions 288</p> <p><b>Appendix A Answers to Review Questions 291</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Configure and Manage High Availability 292</p> <p>Chapter 2: Configure File and Storage Solutions 292</p> <p>Chapter 3: Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 293</p> <p>Chapter 4: Configure Advanced Network Services 294</p> <p>Chapter 5: Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure 296</p> <p>Chapter 6: Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions 297</p> <p><b>Appendix B About the Additional Study Tools 299</b></p> <p>Additional Study Tools 300</p> <p>Sybex Test Engine 300</p> <p>Electronic Flashcards 300</p> <p>PDF of Glossary of Terms 300</p> <p>Adobe Reader 301</p> <p>System Requirements 301</p> <p>Using the Study Tools 301</p> <p>Troubleshooting 301</p> <p>Customer Care 302</p>

<p><b>William Panek, MCP, MCP+I, MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA,</b> is also a Microsoft MVP. He has been an instructor at Boston University, Clark University, and the University of Maryland, and a consultant and trainer for the United States Secret Service, Cisco, the United States Air Force, and the United States Army. Will teaches Microsoft classes throughout the country for both public and private corporations, and is the author of numerous computer books.</p>

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